Rise from the sword

Chapter 534 What's going on with Li Yunlong!

At the same time when Gangcun and Xiaozuka were talking on the phone, Li Yunlong held a combat meeting.

Shijiazhuang.

"General."

Ito Kotaro walked into a house and came to a luxuriously decorated room.

In the house, Kazuki Yamamoto was dressed in a spotless uniform of the Imperial Japanese General, with a samurai sword bestowed by the Emperor standing beside him, holding a pile of intelligence materials in his hand and carefully reading them.

But the deep frown between the brows showed that Yamamoto was extremely anxious at this time.

"Ito-kun."

Seeing the person coming, Yamamoto put down the information sent by Taiyuan in his hand, nodded and smiled slightly.

When he left Tai | Yuan, he brought Ito Kotaro with him.

As one of the persons in charge of trading supplies with the independent group and obtaining food and fuel for the empire, Ito showed his amazing business talent. In the transaction, he won a lot of benefits for the empire many times, and he made great contributions. Therefore, The military rank has also soared all the way, and now he is the chief.

Colonel Kotaro Ito.

"The data has been calculated."

Ito's tone was calm.

Even though Gao was promoted to Colonel, he was personally praised by the Emperor, and even awarded medals remotely, even as long as he continued to collect fuel, collect food and transport it to the mainland, there was hope for the brigadier general and even the general.

But there was no wave in his heart, and he even wanted to laugh a little.

This thing has a purpose.

If the empire has the upper hand, or if the so-called jihad has a chance of winning, he doesn't mind being loyal to the empire and working hard for the empire, but now everyone with a discerning eye knows that the empire is a grasshopper after autumn, and it won't be a few days.

The higher the position now, the more miserable the death may be in the future liquidation.

Only a fool would continue to follow the Empire.

What he thinks in his heart now is to hug the Eighth Route Army and Li Yunlong's thigh tightly, lest the empire be killed in the future, and it will be bad luck when they liquidate.

"how?"

Yamamoto took a deep breath.

After leaving Taiyuan, he was sent here through the operation of General Shinozuka and General Gangmura, where he was responsible for collecting supplies for the empire and training recruits transported from China.

During this period of time, the base area of ​​the Independence Regiment continued to expand, and Li Yunlong's tentacles had already extended to Henan, and even approached the city where he was stationed, which was Shijiazhuang.The light rail and road built by the other party are only tens of kilometers away from the city, and the base area has also expanded to the nearby mountainous areas.

Even, the two sides began to conduct transactions here, and the number and scale are getting bigger and bigger.

It feels like the Imperial Locust Army is becoming more and more like a worker.

"Recently, we have harvested more and more fuel and food, which has exceeded the amount collected by the First Army."

Ito said:

"As of yesterday, a total of 3 tons of heavy oil, [-] tons of grain, and [-] tons of cotton, sugar and other materials have been obtained in a week, and a batch of new machinery and equipment will arrive next week, and the transaction volume will further expand. "

"5000 tons of heavy oil and more than [-] tons of grain every day."

The corner of Yamamoto's mouth twitched.

During the peak period of the First Army, the fuel oil obtained was only [-] tons per day, but now it is [-] tons per day on his side, and the food supplies even reached [-]% of that of the First Army, and the rest of the materials are also in a similar proportion.

In other words, Li Yunlong is deliberately abandoning the First Army, and is ready to take the time to wipe out the First Army.

"What's the point of doing that?"

Yamamoto was puzzled.

Li Yunlong used fuel, food and other materials to exchange some machinery and equipment with the empire. Judging from the exchange ratio, even before the war, when the prices of food materials and fuel materials were low, it was a completely loss-making business, let alone the current war period. Food and fuel prices skyrocketed.

So after a little thought, you can know that this is Li Yunlong deliberately using materials to attract the empire to continue to deploy troops into the Republic of China.

But what Yamamoto didn't understand was.

What's the point of killing a few Imperial recruits?
what is the benefit?
Could it be that someone gave Li Yunlong a favor and asked him to kill imperial soldiers?And the bid is very high, so high that Li Yunlong can use tens of millions of tons of fuel and food to attract the empire to continue sending recruits to the Republic of China?
Thinking of this, Yamamoto rubbed his forehead, smiled self-deprecatingly, and put aside the messy thoughts in his heart.

"Continue to intensify efforts to collect materials."

Yamamoto could only give one last word of advice.

"Hi."

Ito Kotaro would do the same without Yamamoto's advice.

"General."

Before leaving, Ito Kotaro also said:
"There are more and more material transactions recently, and troops are needed to maintain law and order. We are seriously short of manpower, can you..."

The instructions given to him by the independent regiment prompted the devils to send more troops, the more the better.The more troops there are, the more supplies will be given to him, and the more profit he will get from it.

Although I don't understand the meaning of this, but since it was requested by the sponsor's father, I will naturally do my best to complete it.

"It's simple."

Yamamoto nodded and replied:

"No. 15 will have [-] new recruits arriving from the peninsula, which can alleviate the problem of manpower shortage, and more troops will arrive later."

The empire has a reserve system, and there are a large number of trained civilians who can be recruited into the army at any time. Although the previous battles consumed a large number of excellent reserve soldiers, but more than 7000 million people, calculated, can recruit more than 800 million soldiers.

At present, this number is far from being reached, because the empire's resources are seriously insufficient.

With a large amount of grain, cotton and other materials collected from the Republic of China, the basic needs of soldiers were met. The biggest problem of conscription has been solved, and transporting these people abroad can also alleviate domestic conflicts.

As for other problems, bushido plus training can be solved.

The only trouble is weapons and equipment. Although the production capacity of the empire is not enough, far from enough, a lot of weapons and equipment were seized in the Battle of Yuzhong, and a lot of equipment was collected in the Battle of Changheng, which can be temporarily used to make up the number.

"Hi, thank you General."

Ito suddenly smiled happily.

Fifteen thousand devils, there will be more devils in the future, this is a big deal!
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Two days later.

It is the first and middle ten days of June.

77 kilometers north of Jincheng, a county close to the Yellow River.

The locals used to call him Wen County.

On the map, it is difficult for you to find this county, because of the chaotic management and warlords, Wen County has many names. Not long ago, it was even renamed Wenshe County, Wenmeng County and so on.

Although it is only a small county, the economic development of Wen County is very good.

Both the economy and agriculture are very developed, because Wen County is located between Luo|Yang and Zheng County, plus it is close to the Yellow River and has abundant water resources, Huayuankou has not affected this place, and there is also a bridge passing through the Yellow River, The resident population is very large.

In 38, the devils occupied this place and plundered food. Not long ago, the devils were driven away, and the independent group took it back.

After that, with the support of a large amount of materials from the Independence Regiment, Wen County began to build large-scale development, build roads, reinforce river embankments, build water conservancy facilities, and rationally plan farmland, etc., but because the distance is too far and it is in a marginal area, the speed is not fast. .

But today, accompanied by the deep sound of the engine, the sound of the track, and the sound of the tires rolling over the ground, tens of thousands of teams from the Independent Regiment Construction Brigade marched here.

Behind, more teams are about to arrive.

Under the command of the engineer, these people began to spread out.

For such a long time, various engineering exercises have been carried out continuously, and the various construction skills of the construction brigade have been very mature. With the support of various mechanical equipment, the road that can pass heavy-duty trucks has been rapidly extended, and the light rail has also been extended beside the river embankment.

At the same time, trucks and light rail trains transported a large amount of steel bars and concrete to the embankment, and workers used the original bridge foundation to reinforce the old piers and lay new ones.

Afterwards, the steel materials resembling "I" were transported again, and the workers quickly built a steel bridge like building blocks.

Moreover, it is a bridge that can accommodate heavy-duty ten-wheel trucks and heavy-duty machinery and equipment.

"Is this Bailey's Bridge?"

Looking at the bridge built like building blocks in the distance, Zhao Gang was surprised.

In a short period of time, under the busyness of tens of thousands of people, a bridge that can carry dozens of tons of trucks and machinery and equipment across the river was built, which made him feel emotional.

If there was such a technology before, the construction speed of Zhaojiayu's base would be much faster.

"Correct."

Beside Zhao Gang, a young engineer about 20 years old said excitedly:
"This was invented by a British in 38. It can quickly build bridges, several times faster than the previous construction methods, but the technology we use is more mature, faster, and stronger in carrying capacity."

"The master's technical foundation is stronger than those foreign experts."

At the end, the young engineer smiled even more happily.

When he came back from studying abroad, he hadn't finished his overseas studies. He planned to carry a gun to fight devils and spill blood on the battlefield, but he didn't expect that in this Northwest region, he would have the opportunity to use his knowledge to build the motherland.

Although you can't kill the enemy with a gun, it is more meaningful to use what you have learned all your life to build infrastructure for the country and contribute to the prosperity of a country that has been weak for many years than to kill the enemy with a gun.

What surprised him even more was that he also met a real mentor.

The masters in the engineering team have top-notch skills and integrity in their hearts. They never hide their selfishness when teaching students, and they never treat students differently. They do their best for every student. What's more, they are never moved by interests.

This is the real master.

A mentor worthy of his goal and lifelong learning.

"Study hard."

Patting the young engineer on the shoulder, Zhao Gang looked at the bridge being reinforced and built in the distance.

With this kind of "Bailey Bridge", the construction team can speed up the construction. The bridge over the Yellow River designed by the master has six lanes, can pass large convoys, and can also pass a reinforced concrete bridge full of trains.

And relying on this bridge, the troops can also develop southward, expand their base areas, and completely connect Jin and Henan.

After the engineer left, Xu Husheng came over:
"political commissar."

The former commander of the first battalion and first company has now become the deputy head of the independent regiment. This time he leads the team to be responsible for the security of Wen County. He has twelve battalions under his command, with a total strength of more than 2 troops.

After all, this is Yu Province, where there are a large number of devils stationed, and strong troops are needed to ensure the safety of the project.

Although we are planning to wipe out the First Army, we have restrained a large number of troops, but the troops are no longer what they used to be, and the troops are sufficient. Moreover, the Mongolian Army has been completely wiped out at this time, and the northern garrison has been handed over to other troops. The troops of the Independent Regiment can be freed up. Come.

"How about it"

Zhao Gang asked.

"The devil's strength is weaker than we expected."

Xu Husheng said:
"Luoyang and Zheng County have a division of devils stationed around each of the two places. The total strength is about [-], but the combat effectiveness is very poor. There are many recruits, lack of heavy weapons, and lack of weapons and ammunition. It is basically no big deal to Wen County. threaten."

Wen County is located between Luo|Yang and Zheng County (state). After the Battle of Central Henan, the devils occupied these two cities and garrisoned them on a large scale. , but it is also a treasure trove of resources.

If you kill them all and put them together elsewhere, there will be two super-large factories.

Neither Li Yunlong nor Zhao Gang intends to give up the resource development here.

"It seems that in the battle between Henan and Central China, the losses of the North China Front Army were much greater than we expected."

Zhao Gang was thoughtful.

The troops have fought against the North China Front Army for so many years, and they are very aware of the enemy's strength, so it is absolutely impossible for them to be so weak. Therefore, the reason why the North China Front Army is so weak at this time must be the heavy losses in the previous Henan-Central Battle.

"For the time being, don't fight the railway line opponents, first occupy the surrounding small counties, and the nearby rural areas."

Zhao Gang exhorted:
"The main purpose of the devils occupying the central Henan area is to open up the southern section of the Beijing-Hanzhou Railway. Let's ignore the railway and surround the devils. In addition, we have to give some sweets."

At the end, Zhao Gang smiled.

A mere 14 devils are not enough to eat. The North China Front Army has [-] troops, and the devils can squeeze more troops in the country.

Of course, if you want the devil to give away the head, you have to give the devil a little sweetness.

Anyway, the base area was worried about running out of fuel, and there was too much food, because the air force intervened in the Battle of Henan and gained a lot.At this time, in addition to filling all the warehouses with grain in the base area, Boss Chen has also stockpiled 3000 million tons of grain.

Looking at the smile of his political commissar, Xu Husheng couldn't help but twitch his mouth.

This smile, no matter how you look at it, is exactly the same as the leader's signature smile, which is what the leader will show every time he plots against devils.

"Yes."

Xu Husheng nodded quickly.

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at the same time.

Ping An County.

Independent meeting room.

Li Yunlong slammed down the table and said in a harsh tone:

"In the early morning of the day after tomorrow, all troops cut off the Zhengtai line according to the predetermined plan, blocked and surrounded the First Army, and launched a general offensive."

Speaking of this, he looked around and raised his tone:
"Within half a month, the First Army will be wiped out."

In the meeting room, including Cheng Xiazi who came to attend the meeting, all the faces remained unchanged, and they all agreed.

"Yes."

The Devil's First Army has 10 people, which seems like a tough nut to crack.

But at this time, the independent regiment alone has 15 troops ready to dispatch, including a large number of mechanized troops with strong combat effectiveness, which can easily break through the devil's defense line, cut and surround the devil, and encircle and wipe out one by one.

Coupled with the remaining 20 brother troops, the number of troops is more than three to one.

The firepower is also fully dominant.

The brother troops around Shanxi were the first batch of troops to complete the change.

Even if the independent regiment is removed, including the 120 mortars, the number of artillery with a caliber of more than 100 is more than a thousand.Because of the big mule, the penetration rate of the 120 mortar is very high, and even many militia units are equipped with it.

Moreover, the devils concentrated their forces and planned to defend to the fort, especially those few reinforced concrete fortresses, which gathered a large number of main forces.

As long as the ground penetrating bombs destroy those fortress groups, facing the rampage of the armored troops, the devils will be a group of pigs and let the troops slaughter them.

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"Nani?"

In Taiyuan, in the headquarters of the First Army, Yoshio Shinozuka raised his eyebrows when he saw the latest information.

The Garrison is gone.

The news did not surprise him at all.

Today is different from the past, the Tuba Road is no longer the army that was not equipped with all the guns and went to the battlefield with broken blades. These guys have a semi-automatic gun, machine guns spread to the squad, and mortars spread to the company. Each regiment is equipped with heavy artillery, and the imperial army is drooling with luxurious equipment. In addition, the Mongolian army is empty-handed.

What surprised him was the news that followed.

The Independent Regiment sent more than 10,000 troops, [-]+ laborers, and a large amount of machinery and equipment to build a bridge across the river in Wen County, and it was a concrete bridge that could accommodate standard rail tracks and multi-lane roads.

"Is the news accurate?"

Yoshio Shinozuka asked.

Shinozuka was amazed that the Independent Regiment was able to free up its strength to develop towards Yu when it was posing to encircle the First Army.

It's even a little unbelievable.

He believed that Li Yunlong and Tuba Road could wipe out the First Army after spending several months and paying a certain price, but the main force of the North China Front Army could be stationed in the Central Henan area at this time.

This is not a weak garrison in Mongolia.

"Hi, confirmed by the intelligence department."

The staff officer who reported lowered his head and said.

"What does Li Yunlong want to do?"

After getting an affirmative answer, Shinozuka Yoshio took out the map, looked at the deployment of the imperial army in Shanxi and Henan provinces on the table, and fell into deep thought.

No matter how you think about it, it should be the first to kill the first army, and then develop south and east.

But Li Yunlong still did it.

Send more than 10,000 troops to advance to the Central Henan area, and mobilize [-]+ laborers to build roads and railways. This is obviously to prepare for the advance of large troops.

Could it be that!
Li Yunlong has the ability to quickly wipe out the First Army.

Thinking of this, Shinozuka Yoshio began to sweat coldly on his forehead.

Otherwise, it is impossible to explain why Li Yunlong made such an arrangement, which obviously does not take the First Army seriously.

The fact that he built the concrete fortress must not be hidden from Li Yunlong.

And Li Yunlong dared to do this, he must have sufficient preparations, although this person's actions are unpredictable, but every time he does things, he is sure and fully prepared, and he will never act recklessly.

Therefore, Li Yunlong must have a way to deal with the concrete fortress.

but···
Shinozuka Yoshio rubbed his forehead, and finally sighed deeply.

Even if he guessed that Li Yunlong had a way to deal with his fortress, so what?He had no more cards in his hand, and the only way was to retreat, and the First Army completely withdrew from Taiyuan.

But not to mention that the base camp disagreed, even Gang Village would not agree to his retreat.

The first army is the target thrown out to contain Tubalu.

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Also at the same time.

Yuzhong.

somewhere in the city.

"The independent group is building a permanent bridge across the river in Wen County?"

Gangcun also received the news from the front line, and immediately turned pale with fright.

He hurriedly looked at the information, and after seeing it, his complexion changed drastically again, as dark as the bottom of a pot.

The information was very detailed. The independent regiment sent more than [-] troops, including tanks and heavy artillery, to the Wen County area and began to gradually infiltrate the central Henan area. When he received the news, it had already occupied many small counties and villages.

Moreover, 10,000+ laborers were sent to start building bridges across rivers, railways, and multi-lane roads.

This clearly shows that it is preparing to develop into Yu Province and prepare for the advancement of large forces in the future.

The strength of the current North China Front Army has dropped significantly, and it is already very difficult to deal with those ordinary guerrillas, that is, the so-called militia troops of the Tuba Road.

After all, those militia units are also outrageous. Many of them are equipped with Bren type, Czech type, and even some are equipped with general-purpose machine guns, 60 mortars, and the firepower is not bad. The most outrageous thing is that there are even many 120 heavy mortars. Cannon, the truth made the imperial army ashamed.

If the main force of the independent regiment came over and heavy artillery, tanks and planes went into battle, what would he do to resist it.

"What's going on, isn't Li Yunlong planning to encircle and wipe out the First Army?"

After taking a few deep breaths and accepting the reality, Gangcun couldn't understand.

What's going on with this Li Yunlong.

The target of the First Army with a total of 10 people was in front of them. If they didn't deal with it properly, they would run over and harm the Central Henan area that he had just conquered.

He's not even hot yet.

The Beijing-Hanzhou line that was damaged in the previous battles has not been repaired.

(End of this chapter)